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A Beginner’s Guide to Shell Scripting in Linux

Be a shell expert in no time!

By Hrishikesh Pathak – Aug 30, 2022

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How to Display the Weather Forecast on Linux

Start getting that important weather information on your Linux PC.

By Hrishikesh Pathak – Aug 25, 2022

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What Is the Rc Shell and How to Install It in Linux

Quickly get acquainted with rc shell.

By Ramces Red – Jul 25, 2022

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How to Utilize Python for Basic Linux System Administration and Networking Tasks

Learn how to make good use of Python to better manage your Linux system..

By Severi Turusenaho – Feb 24, 2022

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How to Install Linux on Windows with WSL

Wanted to use Linux, but stuck in Windows? WSL to the rescue!

By Sayak Boral – Oct 6, 2021

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What is Windows PATH and How Do You Add to and Edit it?

The Windows PATH can improve your productivity when working on the command prompt.

By Robert Zak – Sep 16, 2021

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How to Install and Use wget on Mac

wget is a non-interactive command-line utility for downloading resources from a specified URL. We discuss how to install and use wget on Mac!

By Tom Rankin – Jul 30, 2021

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How to Use lsof Command in Linux to List Open Files

Have you ever had the file in use error? Learn how to use the lsof command in Linux to view open files and the processes using them.

By John Wachira – Jul 29, 2021

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How to Use the ps Command in Linux to Kill Process

The ps command can be used to find the misbehaving processes and help you to kill them. Here is how to make use of the ps command in Linux.

By Alain Francois – Jun 28, 2021

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How to Find a File in Linux Using the Find Command

The Linux find command is one of the most important and handy commands in Linux systems. Here’s how you can use it to find files in Linux.

By John Perkins – Dec 23, 2020

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How to Be Your Own Linux Tech Support

If you are having issues with your Linux computer, we’re here to show you how to be your own Linux tech support and solve tech problems on Linux.

By John Perkins – Aug 28, 2020

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3 Great Language Translators for Linux

Most of us will probably need to use a translation tool at some point in our lives. Here are some of the best language translators for Linux.

By William Elcock – May 21, 2020

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How to Check the Weather from the Terminal with AnsiWeather

AnsiWeather is a shell script designed to display the current weather conditions in the terminal. Here’s how to use it to check weather from the terminal.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Apr 14, 2020

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List Device Names, Disk and Partition Information in Linux with lsblk

On Linux, you sometimes need to work with disks and/or partitions directly from the command line. lsblk displays information about storage devices.

By Alexandru Andrei – Sep 23, 2019

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How to Set and List Environment Variables in Linux

Environment variables in Linux let you set options for various apps without having to edit their configuration files. Learn how to manage environment variables in Linux.

By Kris Wouk – Sep 5, 2019

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How to Upgrade Ubuntu from the Command Line

It is easy to upgrade your Ubuntu to a new release, either with a graphical interface or via the terminal. Here’s how to upgrade Ubuntu from the command line.

By Alexandru Andrei – May 13, 2019

How to Master the rsync Command in Linux

Rsync is a useful file synchronization tool that comes with incremental synchronization. Learn how to and install and use the Rsync command in Linux.

By Alexandru Andrei – Feb 1, 2019

15 Tar Commands You Should Try in Linux

Sometimes you need to pack multiple files and/or directories into a single file. These are some tar commands you can use to archive and compress your files.

By Alexandru Andrei – Jan 21, 2019

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How to Install Minimal Ubuntu on Your Old PC

Ubuntu is good, but it can be bloated and not suitable for an old PC. Here is how to install a minimal and non-bloated Ubuntu on your older PC.

By Matthew Muller – Aug 16, 2018

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The Beginner’s Guide to the dpkg Command in Debian-Based Linux Distro

Dpkg is the low-level tool that every Debian-based distro uses to manage their software. Here we show you the basics of the dpkg command and its usage.

By Michael Aboagye – Aug 10, 2018

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ARPANET sent its first message on 29 October 1969 from a lab at UCLA to a machine at Stanford, and the message was supposed to read ‘LOGIN’ — but the system crashed after the L and the O, meaning the first word ever transmitted over the network that became the internet was, by accident, ‘LO’.

Jun 9, 2026

In 1995, Microsoft shipped a cartoon-house interface called Bob, led by Melinda French, who married Bill Gates while it was in development — it demanded twice the memory of a typical home PC, sold roughly 30,000 copies, and was dead within a year, leaving behind the font Comic Sans and the animated assistant that became Clippy.

Jun 9, 2026

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The Greenland shark grows about one centimetre a year, does not reach sexual maturity until around age 150, and a specimen carbon-dated by Danish researchers in 2016 was estimated to be at least 272 years old, meaning it was already swimming the North Atlantic when Mozart was composing symphonies.

Jun 9, 2026

French scientist Michel Siffre spent two months alone in a cave with no clock, no calendar, and no sunlight — and when his team finally told him the experiment was over, he thought he still had nearly a month left underground

Jun 9, 2026

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When Apple shipped iOS 12 in June 2018, a small feature called Screen Time slipped onto every iPhone with a counter nobody had quite prepared for — a tally of pickups — and within a day Tim Cook was telling CNN the number of times he picked up his own phone was simply too many

Jun 9, 2026

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When NASA lost contact with the IMAGE satellite in 2005, an amateur radio operator in Canada named Scott Tilley picked up its signal in January 2018 while hunting for a classified spy satellite, and the spacecraft turned out to be still spinning, still powered, and still trying to phone home after 13 years of silence.

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